How To: People Profiles

Note: Make sure you have created profiles for your site before adding the block.

Adding the Block

To add the People Profiles block, click the “+” symbol and search for “People Profiles”. Then, select the People Profiles block icon.

The People Profiles block icon in the WordPress block inserter.

Editing a People Profiles block

First, add an optional Heading and Link CTA to the block.

An empty People Profiles block in the WordPress editor. The Heading and Link CTA portions of the block are highlighted in a red box.

Next, open up the block tab of the inspector panel. Under Profile Selection, you’ll see options to add your profiles by Profile Group or Manual Selection.

The block tab of the People Profiles' inspector panel. The Profile Selection options are highlighted in a red box.

To add profiles by Profile Group, check one or more profile groups. If you do not see any Profile Groups, you can create a Profile Group by going to Profiles > Profile Groups.

The block tab of the People Profiles' inspector panel. The Profile Groups are highlighted in a red box.

To add profiles by Manual Selection, click on the Person Profile text field. Then, use the drop-down list to select your desired profile. Alternatively, begin typing the name of the Profile in the text field to filter the list.

The WordPress editor with the People Profiles block on manual selection. A single Person Profile block and the profiles dropdown list are highlighted in a red box.

To add additional profiles, select the entire People Profiles block. Then, click the + icon in the lower right-hand corner.

The People Profiles block in the WordPress editor. There are two empty person profiles and the plus icon is highlighted in a red box.

Profile Linking

Individual profiles can have the name linked. However, there are certain conditions that need to be met in order to have the name be linked:

To add a bio and/or a website, edit the Profile and add that information in the appropriate fields.